CALENDAR

9/3/08 & 9/17/08(4:30-6:30pm)
These 2 activity based sessions will make the connection between student learning and effective classroom management in order to maximize student success in a diverse classroom.

In this workshop participants will learn how to apply the various features of Boardmaker to: Create boards, customize symbols and text, create materials that will provide the tools necessary to address different learning styles and motivate students to participate in the classroom curriculum. All participants will complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.
CEUs for SLPs.

This session will provide an overview of the secondary transition requirements and is aligned with the recent Secondary Transition Self-Assessment from the Florida Department of Education.

This session will enhance the teacher's ability to identify, develop and provide appropriate accommodations/modifications to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities. FOCUS:
* Why accommodations and modifications should be provided
* The difference between accommodations and modifications
* Using accommodations/modifications to increase student access to the general curricula
* Resources to assist in developing accommodations/modifications

9/9, 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/18, 12/2. (4:30-6:30 pm) (six 2 hr. sessions). Must attend all sessions to receive 24 points.
Participants in this study group will learn practical ways to create a learning environment that addresses the needs of all students as they learn & share with their peers. Reading and classroom based activities will be required after each session.

REWARDS-Intermediate level (red book) is an intensive intervention designed for elementary intermediate level students that are reading at a 2.0 grade level or higher OR middle, high school struggling readers. The program is designed to:
*Decode words and accurately read multisyllabic words in sentences and text.
*Increase oral and silent reading fluency.
*Improve comprehension as accuracy and fluency increase.
*Teacher guide and 5 workbooks provided.
*CEU'S for SLPs*

9/12/08 & 10/13/08
This two-day training will focus on multisensory strategies for teaching secondary students how to write clear, organized paragraphs and essays across content areas. This program is aligned with the state writing standards and prepares students for the FCAT Writing+ assessment.
Materials will be provided

9/15/08 & 10/29/08
The goal of this two-day training is for teachers to learn the strategies of a proven, research based writing program for students in grades 3-6. This multisensory program is aligned with the state writing standards and prepares students for the FCAT Writing+ assessment. Materials will be provided

Centered around The Super Snack Book "It was better than before, but they wanted something more..."
Come to this workshop to find out ways to creatively read with your emerging communicator and reader. Receive exciting make and take activities including the adapted Super Snack Book that supports the shared reading experience.
This training is part of a 3 training series. Participants may earn as many as 18 points.)
CEU's for SLPs.

Recognizing that all classrooms are diverse learning environments, this session provides an orientation to the topic of differentiated instruction in mixed-ability classrooms.
Focus:
*Key principles that guide planning and implementing differentiated instruction in the general education classroom.
*How to use flexible grouping, curriculum-based assessment, tiered lesson plans, and "low-prep" instructional strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners.
*Practical strategies that can be applied immediately in the classroom.

This workshop provides teachers with new & innovative ways to use PowerPoint in the class setting to motivate & create opportunities for student participation. Teachers will explore a variety of ideas & strategies for effective PowerPoint instruction & will complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.
CEUs for SLPs.

To provide Paras with strategies and tips to work more effectively with students and teachers.

This training will use the Skillstreaming Curriculum and will provide teachers with proactive techniques and strategies necessary to implement appropriate social skills in the classroom.

Prerequisites:
Familiarity with opening, editing and saving files in a computer operating system.
*The goal of the Foundation Workshop for Classroom Suite v.4 is to enable educators to understand how to use Classroom Suite teaching early concepts, reading, writing, and math to students struggling with learning difficulties or access issues.
CEUs for SLPs.

10/2/08, 10/16/08.
Both sessions are 5:00-7:00 p.m. Must attend both sessions to earn points.
These 2 activity based sessions will make the connection between student learning and effective classroom management in order to maximize student success in a diverse classroom.

In this workshop participants will learn how to apply the various features of Boardmaker to Create boards, customize symbols and text, create materials that will provide the tools necessary to address different learning styles and motivate students to participate in the classroom curriculum. All participants will complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.
CEUs for SLPs.

10/8 through 12/31
On line reading module that is approved for Competency 4 and 5 of the Reading Endorsement. This module is a blend of online and face-to-face instruction. This module is excellent for teachers working with students that are experiencing significant and persistent reading difficulities. The Big Ideas in reading are woven through the effective instructional design principles of differentaited instruction.
Required orientation meeting on Oct. 8, 2008 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm

10-8-08 through 12/31/08
This online course is developed to ensure that all educators are familiar with the essential components of differentiated instruction and have the skills to develop quality lesson plans that meet the needs of diverse learners. Required orientation meeting on Oct. 8, 2008 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm

10/08/08 through 12/31/08
This is an online course designed to help build an understanding of the programs and services that make up exceptional student education, (ESE). Required orientation meeting on Oct 8, 2008 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm.

10/8/08 through 12/31/08
This is an online course that will provide knowledge of how to assess, design and implement positive behavioral supports. Required orientation meeting on Oct. 8, 2008 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm

10/08/08 through 12/31/08
This is an online course designed to assist you in identifying the components of an effective transition plan and the essential elements that must be in place for an individual with disabilities to successfully transition from school to work and adult liviing. Required orientation meeting on 10/8, 2008 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Centered around The Great Kapok Tree. "You see, all living things depend on one another".
Come to this workshop and find ways to creatively teach and develop reading strategies with your students. Receive exciting make and take activities including the adapted book, The Great Kapok Tree that support the shared reading experience.
This training is part of a 3 training series. Participants may earn as many as 18 points.)
CEU's for SLPs.

Prerequisite Part 1-Shared Reading and Adapted Books with The Super Snack.
Prerequisite Skills: Basic computer operations.
This workshop provides participants with ideas, strategies and step-by-step instructions for creating easy to make materials that will promote success in reading using Boardmaker software. Following the software training participants will spend the afternoon in an adapted book make and take. Each participant will leave with a completed activity to use in their classroom.
This training is part of a 3 training series. Participants may earn as many as 18 points)
CEU's for SLPs.

In the reading process, fluency provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension. This session will provide the research and rationale for providing fluency intervention and the strategies to implement the Great Leaps intervention program.
CEU's for SLPs

This session is designed to deepen the understanding of how, when and why to differentiate instruction.
Focus:
*Identifying and teaching essential knowledge and skills.
*Exploring "high prep" differentiated strategies to reach diverse learners.
*Dealing with assessment and grading that reflect differentiated practices.
PLEASE NOTE: Participants in this session must have some knowledge of differentiating instruction and/or attended a DI training.

Pre-requisite: Open Lab: Boardmaker.
Participants must have basic computer skills and have taken the Boardmaker Basics workshop in the past.
*Participants must come prepared with a list of visual supports needed for the classroom, home, and/or community. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker software to promote functional communication skills in a variety of settings.
CEUs for SLPs.

This training will enable paras to assist teachers with effective classroom management

Prerequisites:
Participants must have a basic working knowledge of Word before attending.
4:00-6:00 p.m.
* 4 Point available when attending both session 1 (11/4) & session 2 (11/20)
This beginning level training shows teachers how to use Microsoft Word to implement accommodations for the student with both visual and auditory learning styles. Using a few simple techniques in Microsoft Word a teacher can increase readability and accessibility so all students may be successful. This training will include topics such as customizing toolbars for individual students; font types, character/line spacing and keyboard shortcuts. A demonstration of Word Talk (creating auditory support for documents) will be provided.

Prerequisite Part 1-Shared Reading and Adapted Books with The Great Kapok Tree.
Prerequisite Skills: Basic computer operations.
This workshop provides participants with ideas, strategies and step-by-step instructions for creating easy to make materials that will promote success in reading using Boardmaker software. Following the software training participants will spend the afternoon in an adapted book make and take. Each participant will leave with a completed activity to use in their classroom.
This training is part of a 3 training series. Participants may earn as many as 18 points.)
CEU's for SLPs.

11/7/08 & 12/11/08
This 2 day training will focus on easy to understand instructions for teaching students in grades K-2 how to write clear, concise sentences & paragraphs both in informational writing and narratives.

Recognizing that all classrooms are diverse learning environments, this session provides an orientation to the topic of differentiated instruction in mixed-ability classrooms.
Focus:
*Key principles that guide planning and implementing differentiated instruction in the general education classroom.
*How to use flexible grouping, curriculum-based assessment, tiered lesson plans, and "low-prep" instructional strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners.
*Practical strategies that can be applied immediately in the classroom.

This session will include the research and rationale on vocabulary instruction and research proven strategies to assist with increasing student's vocabulary skills. Teacher friendly text provided.
CEU's for SLPs

This training is designed to provide paraprofessionals with the knowledge of various high incidence exceptionalitites (SLD, E/BD, EMH, etc.) as well as with strategies and techniques that will enable the paraprofessional to work more effectively with these students in partnershop with the classroom teacher.

This full-day workshop presents strategies for teaching self-determination skills to students with disabilities that will increase academic motivation by encouraging students to examine their future and think about goals that are important to them.
(SUFM provides lessons that can be used to assist students with disabilities develop self-determination skills, understand and actively participate in the IEP process and take and active role in the development and implementation of their own IEP's)

This session will enhance the teacher's ability to identify, develop and provide appropriate accommodations/modifications to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities. FOCUS:
* Why accommodations and modifications should be provided
* The difference between accommodations and modifications
* Using accommodations/modifications to increase student access to the general curricula
* Resources to assist in developing accommodations/modifications

This session will provide an overview of the secondary transition requirements and is aligned with the recent Secondary Transition Self-Assessment from the Florida Department of Education.

Prerequisite:
Participants must have a basic working knowledge of Word before attending.
4:00-6:00 p.m.
*4 points awarded after attending Session 1 (11/4)& Session 2 (11/20)
This beginning level training shows teachers how to use Microsoft Word to implement accommodations for student testing and various computer access needs. This training will include topics such as creating dropdown lists where a student may choose the correct option and a variety of tools and features to organize documents and create study guides. Word Accessibility Functions will be featured in addition to tools that reduce the number of keystrokes and spelling errors. Participants will download documents and apply the skills they learn throughout the training to modify the text.

Pre-requisite: Open Lab: Boardmaker.
Participants must have basic computer skills and have taken the Boardmaker Basics workshop in the past.
*Participants must come prepared with a list of visual supports needed for the classroom, home, and/or community. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker software to promote functional communication skills in a variety of settings.
CEUs for SLPs.

In this workshop participants will learn how to apply the various features of Boardmaker to create boards, customize symbols and text, create materials that will provide the tools necessary to address different learning styles and motivate students to participate in the classroom curriculum. All participants will complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.
CEUs for SLPs.

Workshop Prerequisites
*Familiarity with opening, editing and saving files in a computer operating system.
*Attended Part 1 of the Shared Reading strategies Adapted Book Make & Take PreK-K The Super Snack
OR
*Attended Part 1 of Shared Reading strategies Adapted Book Make & Take Intermediate Elem. The Great Kapok Tree.
In this training participants will learn to apply the program Microsoft Power Point to create eBooks. Participants will create their own books and print them out. Each participant will receive all of eBooks on a CD.
This training is part of a 3 training series. Participants may earn as many as 18 points.)
CEU's AVAILABLE.

This session is designed to deepen the understanding of how, when and why to differentiate instruction.
Focus:
*Identifying and teaching essential knowledge and skills.
*Exploring "high prep" differentiated strategies to reach diverse learners.
*Dealing with assessment and grading that reflect differentiated practices.
PLEASE NOTE: Participants in this session must have some knowledge of differentiating instruction and/or attended a DI training.

In this workshop participants will learn how to apply the various features of Boardmaker to Create boards, customize symbols and text, create materials that will provide the tools necessary to address different learning styles and motivate students to participate in the classroom curriculum. All participants will complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.
CEUs for SLPs.

This workshop provides teachers with new & innovative ways to use PowerPoint in the class setting to motivate & create opportunities for student participation. Teachers will explore a variety of ideas & strategies for effective PowerPoint instruction & will complete a project for immediate classroom implementation.
CEUs for SLPs.

Pre-requisite: Open Lab: Boardmaker.
Participants must have basic computer skills and have taken the Boardmaker Basics workshop in the past.
*Participants must come prepared with a list of visual supports needed for the classroom, home, and/or community. The day will be spent creating and adapting materials using Boardmaker software to promote functional communication skills in a variety of settings.
CEUs for SLPs.

1/7/09 through 3/31/09
This is an online course designed to assist you in identifying the components of an effective transition plan and the essential elements that must be in place for an individual with disabilities to successfully transition from school to work and adult living. Required orientation meeting on Jan. 7, 2009 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm

1/7/09 through 3/31/09
This is an online course that examines teaching strategies for helping students develop successful life strategies. Skills taught include evaluating student progress in generalizing learned skills, supporting self-determination and self-advocacy. Required orientation meeting on Jan. 7, 2009 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm.

1/7/09 through 03/31/09
This is an online course that will provide knowledge of how to assess, design and implement positive behavioral supports. Required orientation meeting on Jan. 7, 2009 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm

1/7/07 through 3/31
This is an online course designed to help build an understanding of the programs and services that make up exceptional student education, (ESE). Required orientation meeting on Jan. 7, 2009 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm.

3/18/09 through 6/8/09 This on line course will provide knowledge of how to assess, design and implement positive behavioral supports. Required orientation meeting on March 18, 2009 from 5:00- 6:30pm

March 18, 2009 through June 8, 2009
This online course designed to provide information on: Speech/Language services in the public schools; connection between language and literacy; the stages of language development; and assistive communication.
Reguired orientation meeting March 18, 2009 from 5:00 - 6:30pm
45 CEU's for SLPs

3/18/09 through 6/8/09
This online course developed to ensure that all educators are familiar with the essential components of differentiated instruction and are given the skills to develop quality lesson plans that meet the needs of diverse learners.
Required orientation meeting on March 18, 2009 form 5:00-6:30pm

March 18, 2009 through June 6, 2009
This online course provides a comprehensive understanding of the purposes of assessment; the legal requirements (IDEA, Secontion 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and NCLB); assessment accommodations and alternate assessment.
Required orientation meeting on March 18, 2009 form 5:00 - 6:30pm